Classic example of Garage as BTC..and group suffering! (JP, Midlothian, VA, USA)

Loving the laptop handlebar attachment on Chris' bike!

Greg Suffers while more leisurely pursuits taunt him.

Three generations of the Pierce family suffer together!

The simple, but effective BTC of James (Michigan, USA)

David's got a drain in the flor next to the bike when things get a little too much. (USA)

Will Darren blink first? (RAF Marham, Norfolk, UK)

A moutain bike with TT bars, Jay? (Brighton, MI, USA)

Bang the drum in Dana's BTC (MI, USA)

With a fan like that, Neil has a tailwind in his BTC! (Cambridge, Mass, USA)

Nigel's clearly of the 'no comfort' BTC style (Calgary, Canada)

Got enough bikes, Rick? (Leeds, UK)

Stuart's stare-down with the 'fest (Guernsey)

Drake took this photo after he did his 'first fest (and realised he needs a bucket next to his bike).

The Book of Suffering sits on the shelf in Stephen's BTC (Sydney, Australia)

Ahem. Is that a teddy bear, Vince (Chicago, USA)?

A Very Dark Place, indeed, Jason! (Cincinnati, USA)

The clinical precision of Adrian's BTC in Switzerland.

Oli (UK) uses the phonebook trick to prop up the front wheel.

Jake (Utah, USA) chases Schleck in his BTC.

We're loving the neon Gary Fisher sign in the back of Sam Fisher's BTC!

Patrick's BTC with THREE bikes?

A temporary BTC for Phil (plants in a BTC? Forbidden!)

Tony (Colorado, USA) gets his son started early on the 'fest.

Stephen's (PA, USA) stare-down with the 'fest.

Jeff Johnson (Australia) shows how to put your bike into a 'climbing' position.

Tracy's BTC lies quiet under the watch of her Sufferlandrian National flag while she heals up from foot surgery.

Allan (Nova Scotia, Canada) has a whiteboard to write abuse to himself.

The 'fest keeps watch over Doug's bike

Albert (Los Angels, USA) finally found a good use for that Ironing board.

If you like your BTCs stripped down, you'll like Jeremy's.

Ricky has a true hard-man's BTC with little to distract.

Staring straight into Sufferlandria (Jason, Cleveland, USA)

Deep beneath the snow of a Pittsburgh (USA) winter, Jim has a cozy BTC.

Amit's BTC in Jalalabad, Afghanistan comes complete with firearms! (3rd BCT, 25th Infantry Division)

Gary's packed in the torture tools in his Michigan BTC.

A CX bike looks on the suffering.Spare bikes in Tom's BTC just in case one breaks!

Sydney's (USA) BTC is also a rave/dance club it seems!

When he's not making music, Donald (VA, USA) is SUFFERING!

Confronting AVDP in Dan's BTC.

Double suffering screens in Matt's BTC

A recumbant (!) BTC from Ollie in Sweden.

Paul's training partner reacts to a 'fest attack!

Brian's minimalist BTC in Chicago, USA (what, no fan?)

Choose your weapon in Khoa's BTC (Leesburg, VA, USA)

Tony's pop-up in-kitchen BTC (San Gabriel Valley, USA)

Check out the serious fan power in Ryan's BTC - quite a headwind!

A pair of crashed 'fest shorts features in Brian's BTC (SC, USA)

At Bike Challenge (NZ), they like to suffer together.

Over in the Netherlands, Ben squeezes suffeirng in amongst the laundry.

Dawie's BTC (South Africa) has back-up bikes!

And here's how the French BTCs look (at least Benoit's! Got enough shoes, dude?).

Nathan (Newcastle, Australia) gets stuck into Angels in his BTC.

Forget toys, Dad, It's time to suffer! They start them young (8yrs!) in Paul's house.

John (UK) goes head to head with Sanchez in Angels

Dan got to be part of a science experiment in a BTC in Brunel University, UK.

BTCs like Joel's (Guildford, UK) with a bed nearby provide a convenient place to collapse after the 'fest.

David (Mexico) has a guard dog for his BTC!

Andrew: A word of advice - ditch the lace curtains. They add too much class to your BTC!

Down in Adelaide (Aus), Steve's BTC has one dead bike behind his trainer. Will the Trek be next?

Jon (NY, USA) seems to have piled enough towels on his bars to make a pillow.

Colin's BTC in Afghanistan is probably as tough as it gets! 45c, no air, lots of dust. That is serious IWBMATTKYT!

Not even a broken leg stops Terry from BTC time (St Neots, UK)!

In Wayne's BTC (NSW, Australia), you'll never be able to say you can't read the 'fests instructions!

Rodney's BTC has an enviable sound system to drown out the agony.

Dustin and Craig (Canada) before they discovered the 'fest. One watched a wall and the other daytime television.

Matthew's BTC (Illinois, USA) is the kind that's banished to the garage. At least he's got a getaway car!

Raymond's BTC (Sacramento, USA) also seems to be a cinema/team service course!

Mike's wife calls his BTC 'the freezer in the garage,' but we like the way a fridge (perhaps full of beer) is right near that bike!

As Paul shows, a BTC needs some inspirational posters.

Marco (Italy) has the latest BTC equipment 'cause he's the CEO of a home fitness equipment manufacturer!

Nigel (Finland) sets up his BTC in the middle of the gym!

Steve's BTC with rollers 'cheater' wall! : - )

Chuck (MD, USA) has clearly won many Sufferlandrian championships.

Glen sends in a dramatic 'from behind' shot of his BTC. That is one serious fan!

Jane's double BTC!

Ben and JB on a 3.5 hour BTC session! (Looking far too cheerful - not enough suffering going on here!)

Paul and Kelly's BTC - with couch in easy reach!

Simon's wife makes him tear down this beautiful BTC after every use! (at least he gets to set it up in front of the big screen!)

Since Jon's wife starting doing the 'fest, she's let him move the BTC into the house! (Excellent strategy, Jon!)

Kevin's BTC, cardboard PainStain protector and rather amazing bag collection...!

Ed (Georgia, USA) has a BTC after my own heart...complete with wine refreshment station!

Giles' (Bristol, UK) double BTC with phone book front wheel stand!

A couple that suffers together.....the BTC of Clive and his wife (Sheffield, UK)

Michael, head coach of Uni of CO, USA Tri Team, should be flogged for playing - is that baseball? - his team BTC!!!!

Jimmy and Kevin take on Revolver in their garage-like BTC.

Shortly after Beth took this shot, she found out what she was in for.

Eric (Pittsburgh, USA) is at least within an easy reach of a beer in the fridge.

From Guy & Helen (France) comes this provocative BTC shot. Ooooo!

Ryan (Memphis, USA) is going old school Motobecane in his BTC! (Love the 'fest face on the screen, too!)

TS (Seattle, USA) has a large fan pointed right at his head.

The best thing about Chris' BTC (PA, USA) is the case of Sam Adams just within reach.

Stare-down with the 'fest face for Ryan in Coloardo Springs, USA

In Spain, Fernando seems to be suffering from...cartoons?

Ciarin (Navan, Ireland) prefers to Suffer rather than iron (although that might be even more suffering)

Raymond (MA, USA) adds to the Suffering with a blade saw....

It snowed in Atlanta, USA for 6 days. Joshua created carnage in his BTC.

In Sweden, Daniel suffers with a cold-war-era torture device.

Craig's BTC guards make sure he never stops suffering (Craig: we need you to change the sign on your wall. It should read: IWBMATTKYT. Thanks. The Management.)

Harry (Ft. Knox, USA) likes to stare at a boat while training.

I think the guy in black is about to fall off his bike in the Competitive Gear BTC (in my hometown of Erie, Pa., USA!)

For that 'outside feeling,' Evan (MA, USA) has a skylight in his BTC.

The guys at Cycle Quest Studios (MN, USA) need to add 'SUFFER' to their wall!

Cassandra in Singapore has nothing but ol' Bradly as inspiration in her BTC.

Cripe, Rob, got enough appliances in front of you in your BTC?

Here's how the Norwegians Suffer (Thanks, Kjetil!)

David's son made him the most evil bike basket of all time.

In his French BTC, Trevor's greatest fan is a snowman!

Every year, Alex Taylor comes through with one of the most creative BTCs. This year: a jail cell, complete with a jail meal of an apple and half a bottle of energy drink.

Dalton loads up two bikes in his BTC for 2X the suffering!

John knows good television when he sees it!

Jamie's TT bars look like they're going to go through the screen

We love Jamie's washing machine laptop stand and massive speakers!

Kristjan suffering in Germany under a spotlight of some sort!

Now that is some serious big screen suffering.

Pete's dining room seems to double as his BTC.

Jon must have done the Sufferfest CINQUE.

Steven! How many torture devices can you fit in one BTC?

Will's kids show it's never too early to train and coach

Ryan's wood laminate BTC

Steph rolled right out of bed and into a 'fest!

Ken's Alaskan Heated Garage BTC! (BRRRRR)

In case of Nuclear War, Steve and his wife have their BTC stocked with years worth of food...

Phil's BTC with the Sufferfest Alter....

Team Speranza in PA, USA suffers together!

Geo found Revolver so hard that even his bike started sweating.

On the tropical island of Kiribati, Chris sets up his BTC in a hotel!

Dave and his iPad got visited by demons during Angels.

The Suffer studio of our friend Coach Jeff in Aus!

This is HTFU! A BTC with no heat for Brad up in frigid Scotland!

Gavin's cold-war era basement torture chamber!

Paul's bike with video game attachment!

Alex Taylor's..with, um, waitress service!

Dave Hancock's Training + Laundry + Pets room!

Luca's trainer (with special battleship attachment) (Winner of our 'Coolest BTC' from the December 09 contest)

Wade at Cyclingtipsblog.com lives in OZ, so no need for a torture chamber!

Ugh...weightlifting after riding! Amanda's BTC has it all.

The bike at Sufferfest Studios - with a nice view of Zurich and iPod for watching The Downward Spiral!

@oselling's old school set-up with subtle reminder to suffer!

Shiran can make coffee, hoover the floor and catch up on his reading (and open a post-workout bottle of wine!)

Ian's garage chamber...with the 1000 yard stare of much intense focus!

JD's with improvised laptop stand!

When Matt trains, all he sees is yellow....

Kevin's BTC with all the fixins': TV, fan, mirror, clock (and his cat Squeaker, just out of the pic, who makes sure he does all his intervals)

Trevor's house of pain! Love the no-frills spin bike!

Michael's BTC - with blinding interrogation light to add to the suffering!

Here's how they suffer in Denmark - Tommy has four screens to look at!

Diedre's BTC with wine rack attachmen!

@brixtotri's forbidden turbo trainer in the living room set-up!

Brad's double-suffering with boats (just in case?) set-up

From Keith in Wyoming: Drink plenty of fluids. Go like hell.

David gets aero in his BTC

Andrew has four (!) bikes as instruments as torture in his BTC!

Allen from epicPLANET working out to a, what else, epicPLANET DVD!

Andrew's practicing the sport of cycling-boxing-weightlifting in his BTC

Ohhh...the turbo fan shot in David's BTC

What a mess! Whoa! Tom's is like one of those puzzle pictures where you have to find an object! Find the turbo trainer!

Hector, Brian and Chris are stationed in Iraq and their BTC is a freaking Hardened Aircraft Shelter! Er...who's got their bike pointed the wrong way?

Jeff's BTC basked in the glow of post-Downward Spiral euphoria!

Cristiano's BTC looks more like a cycling team's service course!

Mark's seriously minimalist, still-in-DIY-state, BTC!

This one from Alicia looks like a BTC/laundry room (with mood lighting)!

Alex's daughter takes over the bike to be like Daddy in his BTC in Colchester, UK

Kendall's BTC in Utah is looking a little too luxury for real suffering!

Adam (UK) is so tough, he has his BTC out in the cold!

Ishmael deal with the worst UK winter in 45 years by training in a carpark! BTC!

From Elizabeth: "An apartment of 3 chics...9 bikes, 3 trainers, and a tv on a laundry basket."

The BTC of the guy I bought by first bike off of back in 1986, Pete McMaster of Competitive Gear in Erie, PA! OLD SCHOOL TRAINER BABY! Love the remote control next to the bike. But, gloves? Really?

Richard's BTC complete with bucket ('for discomfort')

Will @prophysio has a Specialized in the BTC and a pink scooter outside...

Stuart in the UK and the blank, void stare of suffering in the BTC....

Now this is one prepared BTC! Andrew was getting ready to spend five hors on the trainer when he sent this in!!!!

Michael's BTC coach pushes him to do The Sufferfest Double!

When Dennis in Edinboro, PA is done with this bike, he's got backup bikes to suffer on in his BTC!

Merle's BTC for two!

Friends that suffer together, stay together - Esther's BTC is a group cell!

Geoffrey rode his bike when he was 17. Then he took 50 years off it. Now he's back at it and suffering in the BTC!